Masahiro Kasuya

Masahiro "Mark" Kasuya, CEO of MELTIN MMI

Masahiro "Mark" Kasuya is the founder and CEO of MELTIN MMI, a pioneering Japanese cyborg technology company he co-founded in 2013 while a doctoral student at the University of Electro-Communications.13

Some key facts about Masahiro Kasuya:

• He received his PhD in robotics and artificial intelligence engineering from the University of Electro-Communications in 2016.1
• In 2018, he presented MELTANT-α, a concept model of an avatar robot using MELTIN's cyborg technology that attracted worldwide attention.1
• Under his leadership, MELTIN is developing robotic neurorehabilitation devices for the hand, with clinical research underway at Juntendo University and plans to commercialize by the end of 2022.1
• Kasuya's long-term vision is to establish two pillars in the 2020s - the medical industry for biosignals and the avatar industry for physical bodies. From the 2030s, he plans to integrate biosignals and avatars, and from the 2040s, to commoditize the integrated products while preparing the legal framework.1
• He also envisions entering the space industry in the 2040s with his extraterrestrial-scale vision.1

Kasuya's LinkedIn profile confirms he has been the CEO of MELTIN MMI since 2017, after serving as COO from 2014-2017.24 Prior to founding MELTIN, he worked as a care worker at an NPO in Shinjuku from 2010-2019.4